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Takarazuka Journal - Dreamwidth StudiosSat, 05 Aug 2017 03:15:08 GMTLiveJournal / Dreamwidth Studiosekusudeipersonalhttps://v.dreamwidth.org/2414500/1503305Takarazuka Journalhttps://ekusudei.dreamwidth.org/
100100https://ekusudei.dreamwidth.org/1027439.htmlSat, 05 Aug 2017 03:15:08 GMTThe Story of Takarazuka: Japan's Modern Living Theatre (1959?)https://ekusudei.dreamwidth.org/1027439.html
I found this English-language pamphlet on e-bay for $8, being sold by someone from Portland, OR, and it's awesome! No publishing date on it, but it mentions activities up to 1956, and includes photos of "The Tale of Genji" (1957), so my bet is that it was published around '59 to sell during the US Tour. It definitely looks like an official publication, with info on Hankyu and phone numbers if you're interested in booking a vacation to Japan.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://caithion.net/downloads/the-story-zuka.zip">The Story of Takarazuka (101 MB zip file)</a><br /><br /><br />Sorry they're not clean scans, but ye olde scanner doesn't work with my new operating system, so photos it is.<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=ekusudei&ditemid=1027439" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentshttps://ekusudei.dreamwidth.org/1027439.htmlfreebiespublic2https://ekusudei.dreamwidth.org/1027012.htmlFri, 30 Jun 2017 19:47:51 GMTBADDYhttps://ekusudei.dreamwidth.org/1027012.html
... I feel as though my IQ has shrunk just reading this summary.<br /><br />First of all, oh my god.<br /><br />Second of all, not even a bit subtle. Takarazuka otokoyaku, hide your sons and daughters.<br /><br /><i><br />Show Tent Takarazuka<br /><u>BADDY -He Came from the Moon-</u><br />Script/Direction Ueda Kumiko<br /><br />The setting is Earth metropolis TAKARAUKA-CITY. On a unified and peaceful planet called "Earth," where war and crime has been suppressed, a wanderer from the moon, a real "Baddy," arrives. Baddy is a too cool and elegant heavy smoker. However, all of the planet is a smoke-free zone. Hating restriction, Baddy leads a group of henchmen to do all kinds of evil things to make this boring planet more interesting. His ultimate goal is to steal the planetary savings from the Takarazuka Big Theater Bank. But the omnipotent female police investigator Goody is in pursuit, and in the end she'll track him down!<br /><br />This is Ueda Kumiko's first revue show.</i><br /><br />(<a href="http://www.takawiki.com/tiki-index.php?page=Company+%2F+BADDY+%28Moon+2018%29">TakaWiki</a>)<br /><br />ショー・テント・タカラヅカ<br />『BADDY（バッディ）－悪党（ヤツ）は月からやって来る－』<br />作・演出／上田 久美子<br /><br />舞台は地球首都・TAKARAZUKA-CITY。世界統一され、戦争も犯罪も全ての悪が鎮圧されたピースフルプラネット“地球”に、月から放浪の大悪党バッディが乗り込んでくる。バッディは超クールでエレガントなヘビースモーカー。しかし地球は全大陸禁煙。束縛を嫌うバッディは手下たちを率い、つまらない世の中を面白くするためにあらゆる悪事を働くことにする。彼の最終目標はタカラヅカ・ビッグシアターバンクに眠る惑星予算を盗み出すこと。しかし、万能の女捜査官グッディの追撃が、ついに彼を追いつめる！<br />なお、この作品は演出家・上田久美子の初のショー作品となります。 <br /><br /><br />(<a href="http://kageki.hankyu.co.jp/news/20170630_004.html">Official Site</a>)<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=ekusudei&ditemid=1027012" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentshttps://ekusudei.dreamwidth.org/1027012.htmlnewspublic2https://ekusudei.dreamwidth.org/1026684.htmlFri, 30 Jun 2017 18:42:20 GMTDirectorshttps://ekusudei.dreamwidth.org/1026684.html
Random thing that I learned today that I never connected the dots on: Koike Shuuichirou, Ishida Masaya, and Tani Masazumi all had their debut Bow Hall work in 1986. They must have been hired around the same time.<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=ekusudei&ditemid=1026684" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentshttps://ekusudei.dreamwidth.org/1026684.htmlpublic0https://ekusudei.dreamwidth.org/1026354.htmlWed, 28 Jun 2017 16:59:07 GMTThe Back Stagehttps://ekusudei.dreamwidth.org/1026354.html
Going to post this here because it's not official TIP stuff yet.<br /><br />So, remember 5 or so years ago when I said I was going to subtitle the Back Stage series and then never did? Yes, well, I've decided this will be the summer that actually gets done. I'll be releasing one episode a week (if I can keep up the pace). They're going up online temporarily, mostly as a prod to remind myself to keep going. Once they're all done, they'll be gathered together into a TIP disc.<br /><br />Much thanks to Sakiko for helping me with some. All mistakes are mine, and I'll be the first to admit these are pretty rough.<br /><br />I kind of want to skip down to ep 4, which is the coolest. But, no. In order, in order....<br /><br /><br /><br /><i>The Back Stage</i> was a short, 15 minute show which aired on Sky Stage in 2012. Each episode featured various aspects of stagecraft for Takarazuka shows in 2011-2012.<br /><br /><a href="https://youtu.be/nQMIZNxezvM">The Back Stage #1: Set / Large Props</a><br><a href="https://youtu.be/5BAz6DE9GzI">The Back Stage #2: Stage Manager &amp; Set</a><br><a href="https://youtu.be/tOcs1JDT030">The Back Stage #3: Lighting &amp; Electricity</a><br><a href="https://youtu.be/AZE9q1zWLA4">The Back Stage #4: Stage Mechanisms</a><br><a href="https://youtu.be/WUFEL-sKLAs">The Back Stage #5: Dinner Shows</a><br>The Back Stage #6: Costumes<br>The Back Stage #7: Music / Orchestra<br>The Back Stage #8: Props<br>The Back Stage #9: Takarazuka Bow Hall<br>The Back Stage #10: Tokyo Takarazuka Theater (part 1)<br>The Back Stage #11: Tokyo Takarazuka Theater (part 2)<br /><br />The website for Takarazuka Stage (crew) has the episodes posted, without translation, for anyone too impatient to wait for subtitles [<a href="http://www.takarazuka-butai.co.jp/movie/">link</a>].<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=ekusudei&ditemid=1026354" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentshttps://ekusudei.dreamwidth.org/1026354.htmltranslationpublic7https://ekusudei.dreamwidth.org/1026248.htmlWed, 28 Jun 2017 16:36:39 GMTTesting, testing...https://ekusudei.dreamwidth.org/1026248.html
Wow, okay, weird to not be using semagic to post, but I guess I'll get used to it. Deleted my old lj account, so this is officially the home of my Takarazuka journal/archive of old reviews and translations and things. Image links may be broken.<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=ekusudei&ditemid=1026248" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentshttps://ekusudei.dreamwidth.org/1026248.htmlhousekeepingpublic0